[Vinny OHare]

It's been awhile since I've bumped this thread and today seemed like a good time to do just that.

I'm still working on sorting my list and obtaining more venues and better discounts. Look for changes over the coming weeks that will make your experience easier and save you even more money.

What are you talking about? Obviously I'm the one who said it. See how I attributed my name?

Seriously though it is a great quote and very apropos in the promotion and marketing industry.

I need to get you details on our audiobook site

 

[botolo]

Do you provide some sort of performance tracking for each promotional channel? If I stack 10/20 channels, how do I know which one performed better?

 

[raminar_dixon]

Do you provide some sort of performance tracking for each promotional channel? If I stack 10/20 channels, how do I know which one performed better?

I don't provide any performance tracking and there's not really any way I could since I'm not privy to your sales data or the click/view data obtained by the venues. So, I don't track anything like that - the service being offered here is mostly just me saving you time and headache by ordering and scheduling promotions for you based on my expertise and connections, along with passing on a bit of the exclusive discounts that many venues offer to me. I mean, there's more to it than that -- just check out the OP if you want all the details on what's being offered.

If you stack 20 venues all on the same day there's no real way to know which performed better outside of asking the venues how many clicks your book got in their newsletter/on their website. Some would likely give you said information while others might not. It is extremely uncommon for anyone to ask for this data because even if they give it to you, you're having to trust that they are giving you 100% correct data and not inflating the results.

If you want to track roughly how well differing promotional venues perform, your best bet is to request that I schedule a different venue for each day of your promotion. While this might not bring the best results or rank movement, at least you'll learn which venues work best for your type of books.

 

[raminar_dixon]

Hey everyone, just putting this out there wayyy in advance so you'll be properly notified.

Book Rank /Promo Stacker will closed for vacation from March 11th - March 14th. If you are planning on placing an order anytime around then, I encourage you to do it early or wait until I'm back. I won't be answering emails unless its a dire emergency and even then what I can do to resolve said emergency will be seriously limited.

You will still be able to place orders with the service during this period. Just know that I won't be able to start work on your order until I get back.

And no worries if you are a current client and have promotions set to run sometime around that period. Everything should go off without a hitch. Just be sure to get me your ASIN ahead of the 11th if at all possible.

Thanks!

 

[raminar_dixon]

Giving this bad boy a bump. I've got plenty of availability all week!

 

[Anna Lowe]

I can highly recommend this service. They really follow through and are quick to respond to requests. They have saved me hours of time and aggravation which is well worth the expense (an expense I can take off my taxes, making it even more of a no-brainer).

 

[raminar_dixon]

Things have been crazy the last few weeks but I've still got plenty of time for new orders.

Also, I am still working on developing more alternative promotion methods and still seeking out better and better prices for clients. As soon as I have a sizable update, I'll let you know.

I can highly recommend this service. They really follow through and are quick to respond to requests. They have saved me hours of time and aggravation which is well worth the expense (an expense I can take off my taxes, making it even more of a no-brainer).

Thanks so much, Anna. It's been a true pleasure working with you.

 

[raminar_dixon]

Time for a nice bump. 

 

[raminar_dixon]

Hey everyone! I'm currently helping my dad out post-surgery (a kidney AND liver transplant!) so my response time might be a bit slow over the next few weeks. If I don't get back with you right away hang in there, I've likely seen your email or message already and will respond as soon as I can.

Thanks!

 

[raminar_dixon]

I'm back in the office and dad is doing great. Modern medicine is insane. He is a new man and deeply driven to enjoy and cherish his second chance at life. 

Thanks so much for all the well-wishes!!

 

[A. N. Other Author]

I know there are no guarantees on these sorts of things, but do you have a rough idea on how the 0.99 Bronze and Silver non-romance stackers perform on new releases? Crime thriller genre.

Any case studies, etc, would be especially welcome, but interested in any comments.

(NB - I used the Silver one to great effect with an established free book, so I know the service is legit, but a 0.99 launch is a different prospect entirely)

 

[raminar_dixon]

I know there are no guarantees on these sorts of things, but do you have a rough idea on how the 0.99 Bronze and Silver non-romance stackers perform on new releases? Crime thriller genre.

Any case studies, etc, would be especially welcome, but interested in any comments.

(NB - I used the Silver one to great effect with an established free book, so I know the service is legit, but a 0.99 launch is a different prospect entirely)

Anything I told you would be speculation, a wild guess, pure conjecture. So much relies on your book and blurb that it isn't even funny.

Even if I saw your book and blurb I wouldn't be able to tell you.

I don't like providing any speculation on results because there's really no benefit to either of us even if I happen to guess correctly. Any previous examples I give could show enormously different results than what you get because they are a different book.

I would however say that if you are no longer just trying out Book Rank to see if you like the service, you'll want to do at least a Silver campaign. $200 for a Bronze promotion doesn't go very far when some venues charge $50+ for a spot. The Bronze campaign mostly exists so that authors and publishers who don't know me can test the waters and make sure I'm not some internet hooligan.

 

[raminar_dixon]

UPDATE: Series Promotional Campaigns Now Available

++ For ROMANCE only right now. Opening to Non-romance soon. ++

https://form.jotform.com/91585516923970

Have you ever wished you could easily promote an entire series at once? In the past, most venues didn't offer any way to do this. Usually, authors had to rely on Facebook ads to advertise their series. If they wanted to use the newsletter services, they were limited to promoting one title at a time which could be much more expensive, time-consuming, and didn't always get eyes on every book in the series.

Now there's a new opportunity for authors to promote their book series and all the books in them at once, with a single ad. After a few weeks of communication, I've convinced many venues to start offering romance series promotions!

Note: Series promotions are also GREAT for author groups. If you collaborate with other authors to create series on a regular basis and need a way to advertise them all at once with a pooled budget you should definitely take advantage of this opportunity. It really doesn't get much easier or economical.

Other stuff:

-As always, Book Rank clients get a much better price than non-clients. Also, some of the venues are only extending these series promotions to Book Rank clients and you can't even access them without going through me.

-Most venues will be sending these ads out as "solo" newsletters. Those who don't offer solo newsletters give series promotions top billing instead.

-You'll need to have a "single-image collage" which depicts the individual book covers of all the books in your series. This gives venues the ability to easily advertise your entire series at once with just one image. If you don't have a collage image like this Book Rank can make you one (see the extras options at the bottom of the order form).

-You can select "Choose for Me" if you aren't sure which venues you or your group want, but you do know your budget. I'll go through and pick out the best venues and come in under your given budget.

-You'll need a "series blurb" which gives a brief overview of the series and describes the pricing (ex. "all books 99c"). I don't need individual blurbs for each title.

-If you don't have an Amazon series page (ex. with Harry Potter - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074BYZBPD) then you'll need a landing page where all the books can be linked and displayed. Most authors do this on their website. If neither of these is a possibility for you, Book Rank can create and host a landing page for your book series (see the extras at the bottom of the order form).

-Uniform pricing. You'll want either:

a) all titles priced the same.

or

b) the first book priced low (or free) and the other titles priced the same. (ex. book 1 is free and books 2 - 5 are all 2.99)

...this just makes the advertising far easier and more effective.

And that's pretty much it. If you have any questions post away and I'll answer as soon as I can. Thanks to all and hope you have a nice weekend!

 

[kswalker]

This sounds interesting! I'm getting New covers for a series right now and plan on a promotion when they're finished. I'll keep an eye open for the non-romance series option then.

 

[raminar_dixon]

Givin' the old girl a bump.

 

[kswalker]

Booked a promotion for book 1 in my steampunk series at 99c when book 2 came out. Wow! It was a crazy week watching all the books fly off the shelves (digitally speaking). This has been my most successful promotion yet, way beyond anything I've done myself, and I love that I didn't have to do any of the work. I will definitely be using this service again.

Biggest moment was seeing my book at #2 in LGBT Sci-fi for several days. The best part: #1 was the 50th anniversary edition of The Left Hand of Darkness. Ursula K. Le Guin is my idol and just being on the same page as one of her most important books was a lifetime achievement.

I actually had several people asking me what kinds of promos I was doing, so I guess I got their attention. I sent them all your way, Ram. Thanks for an awesome week!

 

[raminar_dixon]

Just a quick update since I haven't done one in a while:

I've now added Book Gorilla as a preferred venue, which means authors get a discount when booking a promotion there through my services.

Authors will save $10 on the cost of a regular 99c promotion there and $20 off the cost of a promotion on books priced from $1.00-$2.99. You're welcome!

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I'm in the process now of looking into new venues to add to my list. Are there any really good places YOU'VE found out there to promote your books? I'm not looking for the next Bookbub (though that would be great), but if you know any sites/facebook pages/newsletters/etc. that gave you a positive result after you bought from them, I'd be really happy to hear all about it.

Thanks!!

Booked a promotion for book 1 in my steampunk series at 99c when book 2 came out. Wow! It was a crazy week watching all the books fly off the shelves (digitally speaking). This has been my most successful promotion yet, way beyond anything I've done myself, and I love that I didn't have to do any of the work. I will definitely be using this service again.

Biggest moment was seeing my book at #2 in LGBT Sci-fi for several days. The best part: #1 was the 50th anniversary edition of The Left Hand of Darkness. Ursula K. Le Guin is my idol and just being on the same page as one of her most important books was a lifetime achievement.

I actually had several people asking me what kinds of promos I was doing, so I guess I got their attention. I sent them all your way, Ram. Thanks for an awesome week!

So happy to hear about your success, ks! I'm looking forward to working with you again in the future.

 

[LadyG]

Is your service only for new releases?

 

[raminar_dixon]

Is your service only for new releases?

Your book doesn't need to be a new release to qualify. In fact, lots of authors use the service to handle regular, recurring promotions on their backlist titles as well as on their newly-released and upcoming titles.

 

[LadyG]

Your book doesn't need to be a new release to qualify. In fact, lots of authors use the service to handle regular, recurring promotions on their backlist titles as well as on their newly-released and upcoming titles.

Thanks!